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Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Steps musical 2025: tour dates, cast and song list
The tour, which will take place at the King's Theatre, will feature the cast of Here & Now gracing the city with their presence from September 16 to 20. Bringing the songs of the celebrated 90's band to the stage, Lauren Woolf will perform as Tracey while Ben Darcy plays the role of Ben. (Image: Supplied) Other principal cast members revealed include Rebecca Lock as Caz, Jacqui Dubois as Vel, Blake Patrick Anderson as Robbie, Rosie Singha as Neeta, Finty Williams as Patricia, River Medway as Jem, Chris Grahamson as Gareth, Edward Baker-Duly as Max, and John Stacey as Lesley. The ensemble is rounded off by Georgia Christofi making her professional debut, Kade Ferraiolo, Albert Green, Harry Jack, Casey Jay, Charlie-Jay Johnson, Rosemary Annabella Nkrumah, Dean Rickards who will also make a professional debut, Markus Södergren, Genevieve Taylor, and Jessica Vaux, among others. Read more: Celtic transfer target refuses to rule out move after three bids rejected Steps have had huge success, having achieved 14 top five singles, four number one albums, sold 22 million records, earned 500 million streams, and completed 11 sell-out UK tours. Their widely recognised hits set to feature in the musical include Heartbeat, Stomp, One For Sorrow, Better Best Forgotten, and Last Thing On My Mind. (Image: Supplied) The storyline for the musical unfolds in a seaside superstore named Better Best Bargains, where it is Friday night and everyone is dancing in the aisles. A spokesperson said: "But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. "Have they all lost their chance of a 'happy ever after'? Or does love have other plans in store?" The musical supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements are by Matt Spencer-Smith, set design by Tom Rogers, costume design by Gabriella Slade, and lighting design by Howard Hudson. Will Burton was in charge of the casting.
Scotsman
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
18 - 24 August at Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Showcase returns with bold, personal and political performance
Here & Now Here & Now showcase returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year with a programme of bold, personal and political performance created in England, alongside internationally-renowned industry events. See our complete guide. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Here & Now Showcase returns in 2025 with six bold and brilliant tour-ready performances from 18 -24 August. Featuring the best dance, installation, integrated performance, movement and theatre being created in England right now, it takes place in venues including Dance Base, Pleasance, Traverse Theatre and Zoo Venues. This year's showcase will bring 11 artists to the festival which includes 4 public performances in the Fringe, and 2 industry performances, with each artist bringing together and sharing backgrounds, lived experiences and expertise to explore themes of tradition and heritage, revolution and collective deliberation, community building and self discovery. Funded by Arts Council England, the showcase is presented by partner organisations Battersea Arts Centre, FABRIC and GIFT. The public performances in the Fringe include: Here & Now Nowhere by Khalid Abdalla, with Fuel Dates: 12-24 August, Times Vary Venue: Traverse Theatre In this intricate solo show inspired by his involvement in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and the counter-revolution that followed, actor and activist Khalid Abdalla (The Day of the Jackal,The Kite Runner, The Crown) takes audiences on a surprising journey into his own history, set against a cartography of seismic world events. From the histories of colonialism and decolonisation; friendship and loss; protests and uprising against regimes across the world; to the violence in Gaza following the events of 7th October 2023, Khalid brings together the personal and the political in an act of anti-biography that asks how we got here and how we find agency amidst the mazes of history. Here & Now Last Rites by Ad Infinitum Dates: 18-24 August at 3.50pm Venue: Pleasance One at Pleasance Courtyard Travel from the UK to India in Last Rites; a stunning fusion of visual storytelling, electrifying movement, and an immersive soundscape, created by George Mann and Glasgow-based Ramesh Meyyappan. How do you say goodbye when words were never there? Arjun's father never learnt sign languageand now that he's gone, Arjun must find his own way to honour no spoken words, Last Rites features creative captions, Sign Language, and a deep, resonant soundtrack that can be felt and heard. Last Rites is accessible to deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing audiences alike. George Mann describes Last Rites as a powerful, funny, moving, captivating comments:'It's complex, but it's not dark - there are some beautiful, light moments of love and humour and it's ultimately uplifting. It's also visually spectacular - it's a physical and visual feast for the senses. Ramesh Meyyappan added: 'Everyone will relate to this show! It's a show for anyone - the story is so universal, so human.' Here & Now IV by SERAFINE1369 Dates: 19 -24 August at 3.50pm Venue: Assembly@Dance Base IV (4) considers cycles, time, divination and decomposition. A series of tableaux, a speaking clock and the sounds of a breaking storm set the scene, creating a stage for the fleeting meaning that emerges through shifting proximity and changing constellations. The four dancers engage in a detailed, meditative and expansive practice of constant movement, energetic tuning and impossible stillness. Talking about IV, SERAFINE1369 said: 'It will appeal to anyone who enjoys dancing or watching dance, and is intended to be an accessible piece for anyone – the dancing, the spontaneity and the unexpected happenings make for a compelling work, enhanced by the tense rhythm of the clock and the layered soundscore.' Here & Now The Legends of Them by Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee/Hackney Showroom Dates: 19 – 24 August at 5.25pm Venue: Zoo Southside A memory: South London reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Another: She's engulfed in the Brixton uprising sparked by the police shooting of her sister. And now she is here, a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji and ancestor Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence. Powered by high-octane musical numbers and a virtuoso performance, the critically acclaimed, award-winning The Legends of Them is a breathtaking, roof-raising chronicle of Sutara's singular, extraordinary life – and of the legends that have guided her. Industry performances include: Here & Now A CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY by Andy Smith and Lynsey O'Sullivan What more should we be doing about the climate emergency? Be part of the story and join the debate with A CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY, a new work by acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith, created in collaboration with Lynsey O'Sullivan. Talking about the work, Andy Smith said: 'It tells the story of some people meeting to discuss the climate emergency. The play is written to be performed by the audience and it's an attempt to address a big theme through a collective act of play which has been performed in a variety of venues from schools to city halls, empty shops to studio theatres. As a work, it wants to think about acting in both a theatrical and political sense. If I wanted the audience to take anything away it would be that there are multiple and different perspectives, that there isn't a singular answer, and that there is more chance of things changing if we work together.' Here & Now Sleight of Hand by Jo Bannon Sleight of Hand is a tactile installation for curious fingers and unbelieving eyes. Subverting the format of a touch tour, this sumptuous work invites participants to engage in a series of touch encounters with unknown objects, materials and matter. Integrating audio description, tactile design, choreography and an immersive ASMR soundscape, Sleight of Hand explores what we can discover if people loosen their grip on the known visual world and let senses wander. Additionally, Here & Now will host an industry event platforming previously showcased dance artists from England - Dan Daw Creative Projects, Bullyache and Sung Im Her - who will each pitch new, ambitious, large scale works, while two of last year's award winning Fringe artists, Josie Dale-Jones and Louise Orwin will also join the Here & Now artist cohort to build new international networks for their 2024 hit Fringe shows. Tickets and details
Korea Herald
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Hold Zerobaseone to release 1st LP on Sept. 1
Zerobaseone will roll out theid first full album, 'Never Say Never,' on Sept. 1, its agency WakeOne Entertainment announced Sunday. The album will portray how the nine members have each brought their own energy and combined it with the others to build a strong team, and broaden their horizons, it said. Before the full album release, it will drop album track 'Slam Dunk' on July 23, an electronic dance and hip-hop tune, to give fans a sample of the record. On Monday, a batch of teaser photographs, showing the nine members in red jerseys posing on the basketball court and in the locker room. After promoting the LP, the group will embark on its second international tour 'Here & Now' that will stop at seven cities for 11 shows.
Korea Herald
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Zerobaseone teases prerelease from 1st LP
Zerobaseone will drop a prerelease from its upcoming first full album on July 23, according to agency WakeOne Entertainment on Thursday. A teaser poster for the single 'Slam Dunk' was uploaded, showing the nine members in basketball uniforms along with the phrase 'It ain't over till it's over.' The prerelease will be a mix of electronic dance and hip-hop. It was unveiled first last week at a special stage the group performed for the Korean national team's basketball game. Further details about Zerobaseone's first LP have yet to be released. The group's last album was its fifth EP 'Blue Paradise' in February. The mini album sold over a million copies, as did its four preceding EPs, and debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 28. In October, the band will launch its second international tour 'Here & Now,' visiting seven cities for 11 shows.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Congrats, Idaho! Portland is the only city worse than Boise for this, study says
Watching my teenage sons and their friends play an impromptu game of 'Kick the Condom' along a downtown Portland sidewalk this spring, I was reminded of a fact that few Idahoans can deny. Nothing terrifies Boise more than being compared to Rip City. Ever since NPR's 'Here & Now' wondered 'Is Boise the next Portland?' in 2017, we developed a phobia. OK, even before that. And not just about Portland's goofy hipsters, jaw-dropping homeless problem or, um, randomly scattered prophylactics. (The ones we booted were still sealed in wrappers, at least.) It's the scary housing situation — Idaho's elephant in the closet. Ours wears a construction hat and holds a jackhammer with his trunk. So when I came across a new article from LendingTree titled, 'Portland, Ore., Has Worst Housing Crisis Outlook — Here's Why,' I was mortified, yet unsurprised, to find Boise excoriated right next to its Oregon big brother on the list of really-not-good places. Portland is worst. Boise is second worst. LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, took a handful of metrics and boiled them down to what most Treasure Valley residents inherently know. We've got a big-city housing predicament with nary a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Boise wages stink. Home prices are insane. And availability is flat-out cooked. 'The vacancy rates in Portland and Boise are less than half of those in many other big metros,' said Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst for LendingTree. 'When that happens, prices rise, making things even more expensive. Unfortunately, this isn't likely to change in many of the most troubled metros because the data shows that insufficient building is being done.' However, Boise actually is an exception. 'That's not the case in Boise,' Schulz continued in a prepared statement, 'where new permits are among the highest in the nation, but it's the case in Portland, Bridgeport (Connecticut) and other metros with similar rankings. That doesn't bode well for the near future.' Portland's No. 1 spot on the Housing Crisis Wall of Shame mainly was due to the aforementioned scant available housing scenario and the wallet-melting prices. Portland has the fourth-lowest vacancy rate (4.76%) — and 13th-highest home value-to-income ratio (5.57). As the article explains, 'This means median home values are 5.57 times more than the median income; the higher the ratio, the higher the unaffordability. The median home value in Portland is $526,500, while the median household income is $94,573.' Boise's home-to-value income ratio is about the same — 5.25. What really jumps out is the city's increase in home value-to-income ratio — fourth-fastest in the nation. It skyrocketed 7.12% from 2022 to 2023. In other words, those low-paying jobs aren't keeping up with those high-priced houses. 'A widening gap,' LendingTree explains, 'speaks to growing unaffordability.' Boise also has the second-lowest vacancy rate (4.56%), according to LendingTree — even if Schulz thinks we should be encouraged by all the planned construction. Northwest and West metros essentially owned the top of the housing crisis list. After Portland and Boise, the next four worst cities were Bridgeport (the exception), Spokane, Salt Lake City and Denver. Want to know where to move? 'Southern metros account for all five with the best outlook,' LendingTree says. 'McAllen, Texas, leads, with the lowest home value-to-income ratio at just 2.37. The median home value is $124,000, while the median household income is $52,281.' Can you even buy a Garden City trailer for $124,000? Then again, who wants to live in Texas? (Apologies to my brother in Austin. I'd live there just for the breakfast tacos.) Before we end this diatribe by proclaiming in unison that 'Portland sucks!' I will admit this. My kids and their friends had a ball visiting Oregon. They checked out Portland State, Lewis & Clark College and other nearby universities. (I wanna go back to school and attend beautiful Oregon State!) They watched their parents down pints at McMenamins in downtown Portland. And they tolerated me loitering joyfully upstairs in the Rare Book Room at Powell's City of Books, the world's biggest independent bookstore. I definitely like a few things about Portland. But I love a lot about Boise. I just hope we all can afford to keep living here.
